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Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 3,300 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and over 96,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
Priti Patel is facing fresh pressure over bullying allegations today despite Boris Johnson vowing to ‘stick by’ her – with a claim she threw a folder at an official during a row. The Prime Minister told MPs he had full confidence in the embattled Home Secretary despite launching a Cabinet Office inquiry this week into … Read more
Post Office bosses are to face MPs as part of official inquiry into scandal of staff who were wrongly accused of theft The Post Office accused its staff for years of stealing from its branches Many former postmasters were convicted and fined, and in some cases jailed But it later emerged that its IT system … Read more
Former Guatemalan soldier wanted for war crime charges over 1982 massacre that left more than 200 villagers dead is deported from U.S. Gilberto Jordan was deported from the United States to Guatemala on Tuesday to face war crime charges Jordan and at least 20 members of an elite force known as ‘Kaibiles’are accused of killing more … Read more
Senior master at Eton is to face trial on allegations of sexual assault, voyeurism, and making indecent images of children Senior master at Eton was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault May last year Married teacher suspended from role on the day of arrest and now dismissed He faces seven counts of sexual assault relating … Read more
Two callous killers who celebrated with a takeaway minutes after blasting a man in the face with a shotgun have been convicted of his murder. Ty Blake, who pulled the trigger, and Sharn Miles, who drove the men to and from the scene, were found guilty by a Birmingham Crown Court jury after a six-week … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 3,200 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and over 94,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
Watchdog bans face mask ads for ‘scaremongering’ and ‘misleading’ coronavirus claims Two companies have been banned from using ‘scaremongering’ mask adverts The Advertising Standards Authority ruled that the adverts breached its code It stated that the adverts were ‘misleading, irresponsible and likely to cause fear’ By Jack Elsom For Mailonline Published: 00:02 GMT, 4 March … Read more
British lorry driver ‘is arrested in Morocco for trying to smuggle 100,000 face masks worth £2.6million out of the country’ Unnamed driver was planning to take the face masks back to the UK to sell them Wanted to sell them for 30 euros, £26, each following shortages and price hikes Currently believed to be in … Read more
Meghan Markle ‘was a smiling face in a dull institution’ and ‘too good to be true’ for the monarchy, according to novelist Dame Hilary Mantel. The British Booker Prize-winning author, 67, spoke with Harper’s Bazaar to celebrate the publication of the final installment of her bestselling Tudor trilogy, The Mirror & the Light. Photographed at Hampton Court Palace, the … Read more